1919 Brazilian presidential election

Early presidential elections were held in Brazil on 13 April 1919,[1] following the death of Rodrigues Alves, who had been elected the previous year. The result was a victory for Epitácio Pessoa of the Paraíba Republican Party (and supported by the Republican Party of São Paulo and the Mineiro Republican Party), who received 71.0% of the vote.[2]

1919 Brazilian presidential election
13 April 1919
 
Nominee Epitácio Pessoa Ruy Barbosa
Party PRP Independent
Popular vote 286,373 116,414
Percentage 71.0% 28.9%
President before election

Delfim Moreira
PRP

 Elected President

Epitácio Pessoa
PRP

Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Epitácio PessoaParaíba Republican Party286,37371.0
Rui BarbosaIndependent116,41428.9
Others5280.1
Invalid/blank votes–
Total403,315100
Source: Nohlen

References
  1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p173 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
  2. Nohlen, p231
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